Progress Report
Ten days straight of at least 45 minutes of running. I had 13 miler, a seven miler, and an eight miler thrown in there. Consequently my last week of running brought me 54 miles of running. A good start.
Starting tomorrow: ten straight days of at least 60 minutes of running. It all starts tomorrow at 5 a.m. with the blogger formerly known as Nasty Nate.
After those ten days I have a mileage build-up plan that will get me to 70 mpw by mid-January. This assumes of course that all days between now and then will be free of ice, dangerous windchills, and unplowed snow.
Highlights of the last ten days:
1. I didn't bust my knee open after falling, like I did over two weeks ago, when I was on day eight of my pursuit of ten days of 45 minutes.
2. Running consistently through the Thanksgiving holidays even with family in town.
3. Most of my runs were solo, but I did get two good runs with Nasty Nate and two runs in with a friend from work whom Nasty Nate is jealous of.
4. I still prefer running alone in the dark than alone in the daylight. It really is nice to be out in the dark alone. It is very tranquil at 5 a.m. and River Road is actually very pretty with it's lights reflecting off the river.
5. The problem is nothing funny happens this early. No one is out but boring runners and cyclists.
Where I've been and where I'm headed this winter:
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2. Ten days of 60+ minutes of running.
3. 70 mpw by mid January
4. Sub 5:30 at Meet of Miles
5. Sub 1:30 at the Frozen Half
2 comments:
I think your running goals are realistic, but your race goals are timid...If this is on purpose, I can dig it. If it is because you are scared to lay it on the line, well...
You may want to review my 2011 times before judging so harshly. I have had a string of PWs that can only be described as a free fall.
So the mile goal is simple: better last year's PW to stop the bleeding.
As far as the Frozen Half goes, times are slower in the cold so you have to adjust for that when setting a time goal. And I ran a 1:39 in August and a flat, comically wind-aided 1:34 in June. So knocking on five to ten minutes from those two times is not at all timid.
You may not appreciate the depths to which I fell out of shape last year, but I was over 200 pounds and eight miles was a long run. I'd day these goals are more than realistic. Also, the overall goal is to get in sub 16 shape one last time. I wouldn't exactly call that being scared to lay it on the line.
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